10 Music Festivals To Road Trip To From Phoenix This Summer

It's time to wave goodbye to Coachella 2016, the default major music festival for Phoenix residents. If you missed out on the fast-selling tickets, if you want a more specialized festival experience, or if you've just arrived back from the Polo Club and you're already looking for more, we've got you covered. We've rounded up all the best options still standing, so you can compare them side-by-side in one place. Get your road-trip playlist ready now.

Shaky Knees Dates: May 13-15Ticket price: $215Location: Centennial Olympic Park & International Plaza, Atlanta, GeorgiaDistance from Phoenix: 1,806 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 26 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $308.61Current flights (round trip): Starting at $214This year's lineup: At only a few years old, Shaky Knees has established itself as a haven for indie rock fans. While this year's lineup is admittedly a step down from last year's stunning display, attendees can still enjoy genre favorites like My Morning Jacket and The Decemberists alongside breakthrough pop acts like The 1975 and Walk the Moon.Unique attraction: The curveball appearance of Huey Lewis & the News performing the entirety of their career-making album Sports.

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SasquatchDates: May 27-30Ticket price: $350Location: The Gorge Ampitheatre, George, WashingtonDistance from Phoenix: 1,294 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 20 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $221.19Current flights (round trip): Starting at $254This year's lineup: Sasquatch still has yet to deliver a huge lineup that justifies their charging just as much as Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, but this one promises a great weekend nonetheless. Artists like Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Alabama Shakes, Jamie xx, Vince Staples, and Julia Holter released some of the most critically acclaimed albums of last year. Plus, seeing The Cure might justify the trip alone.Unique attraction: The jaw-droppingly beautiful Gorge Ampitheatre itself. This is also The Cure's only U.S. festival appearance this year.

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Bottlerock Napa Valley Dates: May 27-29Ticket price: $250, but tickets are sold out; however, the festival's website offers a ticket exchange program.Location: Napa Expo, Napa Valley, CaliforniaDistance from Phoenix: 772 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 12 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $131.92Current flights (round trip): Starting at $320This year's lineup: Bottlerock promises an artisanal festival experience, where the range of local wine and food vendors are just as important as the music. Perhaps that's why this year's fest sports a rather top-heavy lineup, with huge acts headlining but few highlights in the undercard. Still, it's hard to say no to seeing Florence + The Machine, Death Cab For Cutie, Ziggy Marley, and Gogol Bordello live.Unique attraction: Stevie Wonder rarely plays huge festivals like this, so you may not want to miss this chance to see him.

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Governors Ball Dates: June 3-5Ticket price: $305Location: Randall's Island Park, New York City, New YorkDistance from Phoenix: 2,422 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 36 hoursEstimated round trip gas cost: $413.87Current flights (round trip): Starting at $280This year's lineup: Governors Ball took a sort of "greatest hits" approach to its headliners this year, as The Strokes and Kanye West both played the festival before in 2014 and 2013, respectively. There's no arguing with the stacked undercard though, which features plenty of artists known for their particularly bombastic performances, such as Beck, Two Door Cinema Club, Father John Misty, Matt & Kim, and Action Bronson.Unique attraction: Man-of-the-hour Kanye West in his only announced upcoming concert.

Lollapalooza Dates: July 28-31Ticket price: Originally $335, but but tickets are sold out, so you'll need to find a third-party seller.Location: Grant Park, Chicago, IllinoisDistance from Phoenix: 1,752 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 25 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $299.38Current flights (round trip): Starting at $317This year's lineup: This year's Lolla lineup features headliners that you'll be able to see at other festivals on this list, but exciting ones nonetheless, like Radiohead and LCD Soundsystem. The undercard, though, features a number of great smaller acts that won't be appearing elsewhere, like Die Antwoord, Danny Brown, Frank Turner, Wavves, and Classixx.Unique attraction: The undercard in general has plenty of hidden gems — just wander between stages and you'll always end up with something great.

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San Francisco's Outside LandsDates: August 5-7Ticket price: Originally $355, but tickets are sold out, so you'll need to find a third-party seller.Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CaliforniaDistance from Phoenix: 754 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 11 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $128.84Current flights (round trip): Starting at $315This year's lineup: Among a list of predictable but strong picks like Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Big Grams, and Foals, Outside Lands has included a number of acts that make this festival stand out from the crowd. Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Air, and Chance the Rapper won't be playing many shows this summer, and you can see them all here.Unique attraction: Somehow the Muppet band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem will perform at Outside Lands this year. Who knows how that'll work, but it'll certainly be something to see.

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FYF Fest Dates: August 27-28Ticket price: $199Location: Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDistance from Phoenix: 376 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 5.5 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $64.26Current flights (round trip): Starting at $107This year's lineup: FYF Fest features a shorter lineup than most of the other festivals this year, but it might be the most consistent up and down. From great headliners like Kendrick Lamar and LCD Soundsystem to killer midlevel acts like Blood Orange, Young Thug, and Wolf Parade to little-known stunners like Oneohtrix Point Never, Hop Along, and Julien Baker, FYF justifies its low ticket price and then some. Unique attraction: Grace Jones, the one-of-a-kind performer who defined dance music in the 1980s and yet gets woefully little recognition for it these days.

Austin City Limits Dates: September 30-October 2 and October 7-9Ticket price: $250Location: Zilker ParkDistance from Phoenix: 1,003 milesEstimated driving time (one way): 14.5 hoursEstimated gas cost (round trip): $171.39Current flights (round trip): Starting at $354 for Weekend One, $369 for Weekend TwoThis year's lineup: As one of the closer festivals to Arizona on this list, ACL tends to attract plenty of Phoenicians with its killer lineups and relatively affordable tickets. At this point, though, C3 Presents has yet to announce the list of performers for 2016, so stay tuned and keep it on your list.Unique attraction: Too early to tell, but Austin's always a delightful city to visit in its own right.